Disclaimer: how many times do I have to tell all you people? I own nothing!
Tohru's POV:
I stretch as I wiggle my legs inside the bed. I have another dream that I can't remember but I think it is a good thing again because I have an underlying feeling of guilt for some strange reason I don't quite understand. I'm looking at the clock as I make my way, carefully this time, down the steps and look at the clock, look at my cell phone, and text Hatsuharu to meet me in a couple hours so we can go to the reading. I wonder what it will say, it's been such a long time; since then. After all, it was only a few years ago, before Kyo got violent that I heard from Uo-chan and Hana-chan that he died, at least he was happy, he had been alive for quite some time before I left. Why does everyone I love leave me for some reason or another? That I will never know, but now I got to eat, clean up, shower and change my clothes, then meet up with Hatsuharu-chan to go listen to the will, I will most likely end up drunk before the night is through. Great, just the kind of person you want around your little sister, just great.
Turning on the shower I set my normal clothes on the counter and fold my pajamas on the toilet seat so I can wash them later. I unwind the bandages and let the slightly hot water run over my skin, slowly easing the pain out of my bruised body. I then lather up my hair with some Sakura scented shampoo followed by a Strawberry scented conditioner and body wash. I relax enough to let the knots in my back slowly become less tense and soon fade. I can't help but end up wondering to myself, again, what went wrong? What did I do to deserve all this pain? Why me? I soon finish, redress, and rewrap my ribs like Hatori showed me how to do. Soon after finishing that painful task I walk out letting a fruity scented steam cloud roll out behind me like a tropical fog. I roll my shoulders, tie my hair in its signature style, and run down the stairs with my shoes on to meet Hatsuharu outside the house. I had to wait a few more minutes for Hatsuharu to find me, he really didn't know where it was; and as it turned out, Yuki-kun had to drive him to us that previous day. So after Haru-kun found me we ride in the car in silence for a few minutes, fiddling with the radio and finding some songs off other Animes like Toradora, Maid-sama, and others that I know of. I give up and look at Hatsuharu, he is very focus except when he looks at me and makes the one remark I can't stand hearing anymore.
"Tohru-san, you look pale, are you sure you're alright? I mean your grandfather died a while back and all but you still look sad…"
"Hatsuharu-kun, enough already okay just stop it there! I'm fine and it still hurts no matter how long ago it has happened! It was hard enough losing my Mom! But Grandfather was where the line was crossed! I loved him more than you could probably imagine! He was like my Father! And I lost him like I lost everyone else I loved! Everyone I love dies why? Why is that?"
"Tohru, it'll be ok, I promise you that. Soon it'll all be over and we all will make you happy ok Tohru I care about you besides. And anyway, Momiji is head over heels for you okay? So let's go in listen to this Will of yours, go out, and buy us two a couple of drinks to ease our pain a bit and then I'll take you home to them and you can sleep it off Sunday or well tomorrow with everyone okay?"
I give a quick sniffle wipe my slightly dampened eyes and grab his hand in a sisterly way as we park and walk in side.
Inside that place I see my cousins and Aunt waiting for me. My female cousin looks up, looks at her watch, and gives me a hug saying.
"Perfect timing, and you have a friend, good, let's go in ok?"
I give a shallow nod and walk inside with Haru-chan as I sit down an older man walks in, picks up his coke bottle thick, black rimmed glasses off his desk, and grabs some yellowed papers that everyone presumes is the Will. And we aren't disappointed. It says I quote and quote
'I declare that the houses go to my daughter while all 50,000 yen go to my beloved granddaughter Tohru Honda. I also have video tapes for each one of you here today. The first one is for Tohru herself and then on it goes my other daughter…'
Having to watch the video's first I step into a room with a small DVD player and a disc is handed to me that is labeled 'Tohru Honda' I pick it up as I look at Grandfather's unique handwriting I can't help but let a few tears well up to the surface of my face. As I stand up to put it in, Haru-chan looks at me with a sympathetic expression as I turn it on and press play. I look up to see my Grandfather's face smiling at me, that's all it takes; now I'm swearing and crying in hysterics. I thank whoever sent Haru-chan my way because I probably would've felt much, much more alone without him there. Oh god I miss him, Grandfather that is, I miss him so much. Now I'm listening to the video as he said to me.
"Tohru, you can be just like your mother some times. Completely forgetting that other people are able to help you instead of you helping them. I want you to know that even though I'm dead, I'll love you always. The money is yours and you can do whatever you want with it, I don't care as long as you're happy. I love you so much, the reason you get the money and they get the house by the way is because you never even asked for it, and there were too many bad memories in this house for me to force upon you anyway. Tohru, the battery is running out so I'm going to have to say goodbye, to you now. So goodbye for now Tohru, I love you. Ja 'ne Tohru."
As the video ends I wipe my eyes. Getting up and turning it off I say,
"Ja 'ne to you to Grandfather."
I re-wipe my still crying eyes as I press the "eject" and "power" buttons on the DVD player. I look at Hatsuharu as I put the DVD back in its case and walk out, grab the money from the clerk like dude at the front from the will reading, sneak past my now psycho Aunt. Run out as Haru-chan starts driving me to the local bar as I buy myself to beers costing me about Y1000. (A/N: Y that is the American version for the yen symbol on Google, also the beer price for two of them was also on Google… feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. By the way.)
I drink my second one in the car with Hatsuharu he takes a few sips when I let him. I don't mind though because I trust him a lot, especially in a car as well. I throw the bottle away after I used both of them at the nearest recycling plant and I think to myself in a philosophical buzz. When did Momiji become so tall, when did the little boy lose his boy like features, when did he become so handsome, where did all these thoughts come from? When did I think of him as a possible lover? When, when did I think I love you? Why does he cross my mind so much? Then it comes to me like lightning.
I'll tell him I love him later. Tonight for sure, I'll say it then.
Haru-chan drops me off at the door as I walk inside and make myself known with a slightly slurred 'I'm home;' to everyone. I walk up the stairs of Momiji's home and strip down to my underwear, and a sports bra, to tired, buzzed, and way too stressed to care about Momiji finding in the bed like this. Oh hell he'll get over it, the bed is a California king size any way, he has enough room… I hear a soft mumbling of words down stairs, a couple shifts in papers, a soft scuttling of someone rushing of feet upstairs and my door slamming open and a worried voice in the room.
"Nee-san are you going to be okay?"
"Tohru are you going to be okay?"
Both my roommates ask me at the same time as I raise my head to look at them. And in slurred words I say to Momo.
"Momo don't worry I'm okay I just need to talk to Momiji about some stuff okay? Just go to bed and when I get up tomorrow we can go shopping since you don't have school that week, okay?"
She nods vigorously as I look to Momiji after she leaves the room and he shuts the door. He looks at me with worried and tired eyes while saying to me in a concerned voice.
"Tohru you sound drunk and I know that you don't lie so tell me, are you drunk?"
"Momiji I'm super buzzed and I have something I wanna say to you."
"What do you want to tell me?"
"That first I'm cold, second I want to hold someone right now please, I feel really alone, more than when I was with Kyo after my Grandfather actually died. I had to watch a tape with him on it and then I had to watch him say good bye to me again! He had to leave me again. I'm always watching the ones that love die, they always die on me Momiji, and someone just can't stand watching me be happy. I'm always alone in the end. Always…"
My voice drops to barely above a whisper as I look at him with teary eyes. He slowly walks over to me as he sits down his face turns slightly red as he notices my lack of clothing as he pulls me onto his lap and silently holds me while I cry silently as I murmur one thing as I slowly fall asleep in the warmth of his embrace as I slowly fall asleep.
"Momiji, I love you so much; promise me you won't leave me at all."
"Tohru, I couldn't leave you even if you ever wanted me to. And Tohru I love you to."
As that was said I fall into a deep sleep.
Momiji's POV:
The first thing I was told after Tohru walked in was by Hatsuharu.
"Momiji, Momo, I have something to tell you both something, Tohru has had a lot to drink and now well, she has to sleep it off and Momiji, Momo I think you may need to go see her for a bit. Momo how about go up first there is some important adult like stuff that I got to discuss with Momiji-kun first alright?"
"Okay I'll go now she must have changed her clothes by now."
Momo said while racing up the stairs with a mile wide grin.
"Hatsuharu, what really happened to her?"
"Momiji, where do I begin? She went through hell and still finds ways and people to smile for, that is its own special miracle. After all her Grandfather died while she was in America and you were still sulking. After all do remember that big package that was sent to Shigure's house with Tohru's name on it?"
"Yeah the one that was filled with more money for her and all the rest of her stuff from her last home, what about it?"
"Well Momiji that was her Grandfather's second last gift to her. Today she received a video from him today that left her feeling worse than alone since he had to say goodbye to her again."
"Haru-kun, why did you let her but two beers, she can't hold her liquor more than you she got drunk after three bottles of beer instead of two! One more and she would have been wasted! Crap you go; I gotta go check on her. Good bye Hatsuharu, go talk to Rin I heard that she freaked out about Kyo leaving Tohru, she was about to kill him, go stop her I gotta go check on her okay? Ja 'ne Haru-kun."
Racing up the stairs to Tohru's room I had to move Momo, to her room and get her ready for bed then I talked to Tohru. I ended up holding her even though she had few clothes on I held her as she cried and I told her I loved her when she told me, I knew that she wasn't that drunk but I meant it anyway I hope she remembers what I said; cause I meant it no matter what she thinks. I hope that she'll never leave me alone anymore. After all she never deserves to be alone. I push her ever so gently onto the bed as I change my clothes and stuff before crawling in the bed next to her. She snuggled in next to me as I slid my arms around her cold waist. Cuddling in deeper to the warmth of my embrace as she sleeps her face relaxes and she slowly gains the face of an angel, she looks so peaceful I place my head on top of hers as I fall asleep finally holding what was rightfully mine since the beginning.